THE COUPLES PHOTO CONTEST HOSTED BY VIEWBUG!

Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and if your a photographer, chances are you’ll capture a few good couples; your best snapshots and photo-shoots of a dynamic pairs and duos are the ideal concepts for ViewBugs “Couples Photo Contest.” Winners will be selected by ViewBug‘s resident and guest judges based on your image quality, originality and creativity. Sounds like a plan! Don’t rush, the deadline isn’t until April 12th, 2012. The prizes include:

…1st Place — Digital Photo Frame and 500 reward points
…5 Runner Ups win a digital camera cleaning kit and 300 reward points
…Worldwide exposure!

FACE/OFF 2011: SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED, OPENING NIGHT EVENT DEC. 8TH, 2011!

Thank you to everyone who submitted — there are beautiful images and innovative videos now handed over to our highly-esteemed panel of judges! With our opening night on December 8th, 2011 Smashbox Studios cordially invites you to our opening night gala. We’ll see you at one of our biggest events to wrap out the year!

FACE/OFF 2011: JUDGES ANNOUNCED X CALL FOR ENTRIES:

Fashion. Advertising. Celebrity. Editorial. The time has come.  FACE/OFF —— an annual photography and video competition, showcasing the creative excellence of rising-star photographers and directors both near and far. It all unravels in the most highly-anticipated event @SMASHBOX Studios on December 8th, 2011 in West Hollywood.

Let’s add some edge to the excitement that ensues. We’re conducting interviews with our highly-esteemed panel of judges and want to include some of your questions — you know, so you can get an inside view at who’s lookin’ at you —— Seriously! Just look at this list! —— IN LOVE!

Greg Garry – Photo Director

Kimberly Brooks – Art Editor, Huffington Post

Guy Oseary – Co-Founder, Rock Paper Photo

Steve Carr – Director, Producer

Dee deLara – VP Creative, Smashbox Studios

Justin Tyler Close – Creative Director, The Lab Magazine

Matthias Vriens McGrath – Photographer

Davis Factor – Smashbox Founder & Photographer

Stephen Kamifuji – Creative Director, Genlux Magazine

Ettore Zuccarelli – ezProductions

Brian Bowen Smith – Photographer

Albert Kodagolian – Director/DP, Bueno Films

Rocky Morton – Director, MJZ Productions

Jeremy Power Regimbal – Creative Director, The Lab Magazine

Rick Callahan – Copious Management

+MORE TO COME!!!

FOR PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO SUBMISSIONS (and more info), CLICK RIGHT HERE! FOR QUESTIONS, EMAIL FACEOFF@SMASHBOXSTUDIOS.COM

MAKING THE SHOOT — A PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION HOSTED BY THE LAB MAGAZINE, PHOTOCULTURE, AND SMASHBOX STUDIOS LA.

Pay close attention to this one, lovers, we have a BIG announcement. Making The Shoot, an international photography competition hosted by The Lab Magazine & Photoculture has a mission to create life-changing opportunities for photographers worldwide, and submission time has begun. This competition is dedicated to seeking and promoting emerging talent while helping move a career forward in a big way. This isn’t like most photography contests — they’ll be sure to offer great prizes courtesy of sponsors, but it’s the opportunity given to ONE PHOTOGRAPHER that their most proud of. In January 2012, the winner will be flown to Los Angeles for a fully-financed celebrity shoot to be published in The Lab Magazine No.5 — and it’s all being shot @SMASHBOX STUDIOS! This news should make your top tweets, so for the love of capture and the list of judges see below!

JUDGES — MAKING THE SHOOT, Part 1 —

FRANK W. OCKFENFELS 3 – PHOTOGRAPHER
ELIOT LEE HAZEL – PHOTOGRAPHER
BEN WATTS – PHOTOGRAPHER
JAKE CHESSUM – PHOTOGRAPHER
JUCO – PHOTOGRAPHERS
JODY ROGAC – PHOTOGRAPHER

JUDGES — MAKING THE SHOOT, Part 2 —

FREDERICK GREEN – SENIOR VP CREATIVE MARKETING, FOCUS FEATURES
MARKE MILEWICZ – CEO/FOUNDER, MAREK & ASSOCIATES
CAROL LEFLUFY – CEO, EYE-FORWARD
THE LAB MAGAZINE
LISA ELIN – CREATIVE DIRECTOR
LAWREN SAMPLE -WARDROBE STYLISTS
LEIGH ANDERSON – CEO PHOTOCULTURE/PHOTOGRAPHY AGENT
+ MORE TO COME…

I Love L.A.

The “I Love L.A. Photo Contest & Exhibition” is looking for images that represent your own unique idea of Los Angeles! Send in your work by June 15th -The 411 you need is below:

The theme is “I Love LA”. Submit any photograph or photo based images that you feel that would best represent this theme. Dig into archives, compose a new shoot, be sexy or quirky – mainly, have fun with it!

All who register receive $60 worth of compliments — Framing from Sherman Design Center, a certificate for a free Spyder color management class at Samy’s Camera, and a mobile/optics device cleaning sampler from Klear Screens.

The top 30 photographs will be invited to join a special gallery exhibition of this same theme launching at Duncan Miller Gallery in Los Angeles. During the gallery exhibition, viewers will vote for their favorite image. The overall prize package is now worth more than $18,000.  Get up on it!

 

Assistants Show

Smashbox Studios has been supporting LA photo assistants since 1995. This June, we are proud to bring the original photo assistant’s show back to our Culver City location. The month long exhibit will showcase the work of LA Photo Assistants and aspiring photographers.

As with our Face Off photo and film competition, we are committed to getting your work seen by top working photographers, reps, producers and of course, your peers – but without the hoopla of a jury of judges or the competitiveness of thousands of entries. This is about celebrating our people – YOU.

Here’s how easy it is to submit: You send us up to 5 jpegs of your work with a submission form. We then select one (or two if they are to die for!) and notify you of our selection. You frame it up and drop it off by Tuesday, June 7th. The best part after that? We put your work up and throw an epic party.

Opening night is Thursday, June 23rd. You’re invited to celebrate with friends, drinks, music, your photography and all around good vibes, all on us! Now get to it and send those submissions in… …You can do that by clicking right here!

 

Recap: The 2010 SMASHBOX FACE/OFF

Holy. Smokes. We’re still recovering from the Awesomeness that was last night’s Opening Night Bash. The evening marked the culmination of the 2010 SMASHBOX FACE/OFF Competition - an annual photography & film competition, which showcases the promising talent of our favorite up-&-comers.

This year, we received some of the strongest work…we’ve ever seen. We introduced a separate “Motion” category and saw amazing videos by some amazing directors. Our panel of judges (ahem, the sharpest eyes & insights in the industry), went through to pick the Top 50 images and name our prize winners. Wanna see? 1st Place went to Ricky Middlesworth for “Summoned”…

2nd Place went to J.R. Mankoff for “Jasmine”…

Photo by J.R. Mankoff

3rd Place went to Christina von Messling for “Audrey”…

Assistants’ Choice went to Garret Suhrie for “LA River”…

Photo by Garret Suhrie

The Top Video Award went to Seb from SHUETI for “IRC Dance Movement”…

And for People’s Choice, well, we’ll have you decide. Take a look at the rest of the Top 50, cast your vote, & read more about last night’s event… Read more

 

Face Off 2010

The 2010 SMASHBOX FACE/OFF Photo Competition just so happened to be one of our strongest years yet. Our illustrious panel of judges went through to pick the Top 50 images. Wanna see?

1st Place: Ricky Middlesworth for “Summoned.”
2nd Place: J.R. Mankoff for “Jasmine.”
3rd Place: Christina von Messling for “Audrey.”

And the Assistants’ Choice went to Garret Suhrie for “L.A. River.”

Special thanks go out to this year’s panel of judges – whose eyes & opinions continue to curate & influence the world of beautiful imagery as we know it…
Susan White – Vanity Fair
Zana Woods - Wired
Caroline Wolff – W Magazine
Melvin Sokolsky – Photographer
Davis Factor – Photographer
Eric Johnson – Ignited Advertising
John Sharpe – Sharpe + Associates
Jim Johnson – Pretty Pictures Representation Kathleen Clark – Clark|Oshin Gallery
Robert Benavides – Director of Photography

A big shout out to Garth Trinidad for the tunes & all our amazing sponsors – great companies who’ve become great friends…
Patrón
Samy’s Camera
Smashbox Cosmetics
Smashbox Digital
Lomography
Profoto Thanks go out to
Nom Nom Truck &
Cool Haus for feeding us deliciousness & joy.

And of course, our thanks go out to our artists, friends, and family. You inspire. Constantly.

‘Til next year…

 

Face Off 2009

It’s official. FACE OFF 2009 will be held at our wonderful West Hollywood studios. Within our walls, you’ll see some of the amazing & creative work that we’ve happily received. The 2009 FACE OFF event is just around the corner folks. It’s going to be a night of fun & fresh work and all the people we adore. Make sure you’re a fan of Smashbox Studios on Facebook, so you can RSVP. See you there. FACE OFF PHOTO COMPETITION 2009 (Fashion / Advertising / Celebrity / Editorial)

The Smashbox FACE OFF has featured the talent of up-and-coming photographers for over 14 years. Originally conceived to give photo assistants a chance to show their work, the FACE OFF has evolved into a catalyst for young creatives seeking exposure. This year’s competition will assemble an eclectic panel of high-profile judges to select 50 entries that will be in contention for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place. The entries will be judged based on creative excellence alone and exhibited on December 3rd during our FACE OFF Opening Night Bash.

Smashbox has been at the epicenter of the west coast photo scene since the early 90′s and is widely recognized as a creative taste-maker, partnering only with the who’s who and what’s what in Hollywood. With locations and resources in every one of LA’s diverse nooks and crannies, Smashbox is able to routinely promote and nurture the arts community. Judges:

Julia Dean, Photographer & Founder of the Julia Dean Photo Workshops Victoria Brynner, Owner of Stardust Visions Melissa Rodwell, Photographer and Founder of The Fashion Photography Blog Joanne Gair, Make Up Artist, Body Painter Luis Barajas, Founder and Publication Director, Flaunt Magazine Brent Bolthouse, Entrepreneur Albert Kodagolian, Bueno Films Dee deLara, VP Smashbox Studios.
1st Place: An editorial assignment in FLAUNT magazine. $1,000.00 gift certificate for Profoto gear. 4 free studio test days at SMASHBOX STUDIOS with access to all on-shelf equipment (through Dec. 31th 2010). Opportunity to shoot a Smashbox Yello! Pop-Up Shoot (details to come).
2nd Place: 2 free studio test days at SMASHBOX STUDIOS with access to all on-shelf equipment (through Dec. 31th 2010). Opportunity to shoot a Smashbox Yello! Pop-Up Shoot (details to come).
3rd Place: 1 free studio test day at SMASHBOX STUDIOS with access to all on-shelf equipment (through Dec. 31th 2010). Opportunity to shoot a Smashbox Yello! Pop-Up Shoot (details to come).